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Matthew 17:4 Explained in Context

Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.

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Verse 4. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

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Role in This Section

Gives Peter's proposal for three shelters in response to the vision.

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  • Matthew 17:1–17:13

Read Matthew 17:4 with 17:1–17:13. In isolation, this verse's contribution—gives Peter's proposal for three shelters in response to the vision—can be detached from its speaker, audience, narrative or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: Jesus takes three disciples up a mountain, shines before Moses and Elijah, receives the cloud's beloved-Son command, calms the fallen disciples, and interprets Elijah's coming through John.

Why It Needs Context

Gives Peter's proposal for three shelters in response to the vision. Its force depends on the complete movement and outcome of Matthew 17:1–17:13; the isolated line is connective rather than a complete teaching claim.

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Read Matthew 17:1–17:13 — The transfiguration discloses the beloved Son
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How certain is this explanation? strong

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Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society

USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and thought-unit coverage.

Exact location: Matthew 17:1–17:13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus

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Greek textual evidence

The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition

Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos

Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010

Supports: Greek wording and punctuation control without treating one edition as a complete apparatus.

Exact location: SBLGNT official text file data/sblgnt/text/Matt.txt, Matthew 17:1–17:13

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